Avalanche is crap according to Bram Cohen of BitTorrent. He has alot to say, worth the read…
Written by Erik Lagerway - Visit WebsiteArchive for June, 2005
PT.com licenses Xten’s eyeBeam SDK to Develop a VoIP Softphone for the PT.com Broadband Service
PT.com, the Internet subsidiary of the wireline division of Portugal Telecom Group (NYSE: PT – News; visit www.telecom.pt), and Xten Networks, Inc. (OTCBB: XNWK – News), a provider of VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), Video over IP, Instant Messaging (IM), and Presence SIP softphones, today announced today that PT.com has entered into software licensing agreement with Xten. Under the terms of the agreement, PT.com has licensed Xten’s eyeBeam SDK to develop a softphone application for integration and deployment with the PT.com Broadband Service (SAPO ADSL).
“In the last months, we have been working rather intensively in finding VoIP solutions that will answer the present and future needs of our clients. We believe that this solution with Xten’s trademark is the best way to proceed and succeed in the future,” stated Manuel Rosa da Silva, an Executive Board Member of PT.
“This partnership signifies another carrier win for Xten,” stated Erik Lagerway, president and chief operating officer of Xten Networks. “We are very happy to have been chosen by PT to power their new IP communications soft client and eagerly await their upcoming product launch.”
Written by Erik Lagerway - Visit WebsiteWhat impact will P2PSIP have on VoIP Peering
According to Stealth Communications their VoIP Peering technology could put ILECs out of business. I would think that P2PSIP would have a similar impact and potentially more significant. If end points were smart enough not to need a “super node” or alike costs could be reduced dramatically and features could be, for the most part, maintained. Easier said than done.
In a conversation I had with an industry stakeholder I asked the same question and he commented “P2PSIP is nearing a point where product creation using the technology might make sense although features like voicemail would likely have to be delvered by way of a centralized service.”
Which to me makes sense, I am not sure I would want my voicemail stored on someone elses computer.
I look forward to the next IETF in July when hopefully more progress has been made on the drafts.
Written by Erik Lagerway - Visit WebsiteComcast getting into Broadband Wireless
Interesting news, this will have a VoIP play you can be sure of it…
Comcast says it is close to a deal with a wireless telephone
company that will allow customers to check e-mail, VOD selections and make phone calls through a Comcast-branded cellular phone.
Comcast has held talks with the combined Sprint-Nextel and with T-Mobile USA on its own behalf and as part of a consortium that includes Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications and Charter Communications.
One idea being discussed is the sale of a Comcast-branded cell phone that would share a telephony subscriber’s phone number and would be a conduit for a subscriber’s online email and voicemail as well as customized broadband video clips. This form of wireless service essentially could be integrated in all of Comcast’s core businesses and embrace the company’s recent calls for differentiation and personalization. Such a deal also would more closely align the country’s largest cable operator with personal computer and online products and services.
Written by Erik Lagerway - Visit WebsiteAOL gets sued over VoIP Technology
According to InternetNews.com Klausner Technologies has filed a $200 million patent infringement lawsuit against America Online (AOL) over voice platform technology.
At issue are features that let subscribers receive visual notification of new voice messages and selectively retrieve messages from their displays.
“Because of the fast-paced docket in the Eastern District of Virginia, we expect a quick resolution of the matter and the prompt issuance of an injunction that will stop AOL from using this patented technology,” Greg Dovel, an attorney representing Klausner Technologies, said in a statement.
Written by Erik Lagerway - Visit WebsiteThe Future of VoIP
Yahoo!’s recent acquisition of Dialpad and the integration of Xten software puts them squarely in the middle of a mounting battle to own the IP communications end point market. I think it’s clear that Yahoo! believes they are on the right track. IMHO, they need to move a little quicker towards open standards on IM and Video if they plan to really make a difference long term.
For those of you who don’t know Xten also powers Vonage, Deutsche Telekom and about 60 other Telcos, Carriers, & OEMs.
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